Prelude to a Memory

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I caught this at a small neighborhood zoo. It struck me as a moment leading up to a a memory that may stay with those child for a lifetime.
What is not framed is an open air Bald Eagle habitat surrounded by a Koi pond/moat. The Eagles learned that sometimes the fish kibble landed on their shores and would walk up pretty close to edge. The children were very excited and wanted to "feed the birdies"....

Prelude to a Memory:

Stustaff

Nice thought and idea, just think it suffers because you cant see their faces!

wxwax

A nice family moment. I agree, it would be nice to see some fces.

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One thing about photography, especially true about candids... sometimes you take what you can get. : Imprefection in a photograph sometimes lends to an authentic feel... Just not in this case. Smiling faces on the children and the loving looks of the grandparents would have been an awesome capture but it was just not ment to be.

I tried to move around to get a shot of them feeding the fish/birds but they were so small the shot would have been 80% fence. {shrug}

Thanks for the nice comments :

Nandita

If you cropped it (especially on the left), you might enhance the tight-knit, family closeness that you've captured.

I personally like that you can't see their faces but you see the anticipation and concentration in their body language.

:photo

pathfinder

Apparently you need to know that the machine is a bird feed dispenser, not a bubble gum machine or a handfull of peanuts.

I did not understand that the children were purchasing bird food from this image, but from your text.

Then, and only then, the picture made sense to me.